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Taiwan's wushu athlete Liu Chang-min bags bronze at Chengdu World Games

08/09/2025 11:42 AM
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Liu Chang-min performs a routine with the Nangun at the World Games in Chengdu, China, on Friday. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Liu Chang-min performs a routine with the Nangun at the World Games in Chengdu, China, on Friday. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee

Taipei, Aug. 9 (CNA) Taiwanese martial artist Liu Chang-min (劉菖閔) won bronze in the Nanquan-Nangun combined event at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, on Friday, earning Taiwan's first medal of the Games.

In Nanquan, a southern Chinese martial art known for its short strikes and distinctive arm movements, Liu scored 9.740 points to lead the field.

He later scored 9.690 in Nangun, a staff-based discipline, for a combined total of 19.430, finishing behind gold medalist Shahin Banitalebi of Iran and silver medalist Mohammad Adi Salihin of Brunei.

In the women's combined tai chi and taijijian (straight two-edged sword) event, Taiwan's Liu Pei-hsun (劉佩勳) finished sixth with a total score of 19.056, earning 9.393 in tai chi and 9.663 in taijijian.

The 2025 World Games are being held Aug. 8-12 in China.

(By Chen Jung-chen and Ko Lin)

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